However, Fujiwara Daisuke didn't wait for the elders on both sides to react before speaking on his own: "I think, could it be that the three people came for... the Demon Blade!"
Almost as soon as the words fell, the elders on both sides of the long table stood up simultaneously, their eyes filled with shock, looking uniformly at Fujiwara Daisuke.
Moments later, the elder who had been the most proactive earlier, with some displeasure, said: "Are you suspecting that someone among us has leaked the information?"
Although Fujiwara Daisuke was the current Clan Leader, facing so many seniors at once, he had no choice but to retreat and say: "I dare not; I'm merely proposing a possibility. Please, elders, calm your anger."
The expressions of the crowd slightly eased. With Fujiwara Daisuke having already shown deference, it was naturally inappropriate to pursue further, so they sat back down, one by one.
